It takes more than a calorie of fossil fuel energy to produce a calorie of food. From the standpoint of industrial efficiency, it's too bad we can't simply drink the petroleum directly, because there's a lot less energy in a bushel of corn (measured in calories) than there is in the half gallon or so of oil required to produce it. Ecologically this is a fabulously expensive way to produce food.
—from The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, a book by Michael Pollan
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23961. | David (pointwert) | 73.47 | 95% | 2016-11-19 |
| 23962. | Axel (katalol) | 73.47 | 93% | 2014-07-29 |
| 23963. | joe (wbvenus) | 73.47 | 96% | 2024-01-06 |
| 23964. | David (david_j_ncba2019) | 73.47 | 99% | 2019-09-29 |
| 23965. | MoDX (trollcannon) | 73.47 | 97% | 2018-10-17 |
| 23966. | Marquistador (marquistador) | 73.46 | 98% | 2025-05-31 |
| 23967. | biran (biranbasi) | 73.46 | 97% | 2022-08-09 |
| 23968. | maaketaar (maaketaar) | 73.46 | 96% | 2025-09-17 |
| 23969. | Aisultan Kunadyqov (iceideal) | 73.46 | 96% | 2024-04-18 |
| 23970. | Toby (porkylad) | 73.46 | 95% | 2024-08-28 |
| 23971. | Sean (bluesean12) | 73.46 | 97.1% | 2024-09-10 |
| 23972. | Zoomer (somerandomkid76) | 73.46 | 94% | 2020-02-26 |
| 23973. | Nave (naveleon) | 73.46 | 96% | 2025-08-23 |
| 23974. | Lance (lenzzyyy) | 73.46 | 95% | 2022-03-21 |
| 23975. | Ciceronianus (ciceronianus) | 73.46 | 98% | 2012-04-07 |
| 23976. | Joshua (jdong820) | 73.46 | 97% | 2019-03-08 |
| 23977. | zlarosav (zlarosav) | 73.45 | 96% | 2025-06-16 |
| 23978. | Corey (pretty_star) | 73.45 | 98% | 2025-07-18 |
| 23979. | gog (guanquan) | 73.45 | 95.6% | 2024-02-20 |
| 23980. | Blaze (klblaz) | 73.45 | 96% | 2020-07-01 |
| 23981. | Chris Cunningham (chcunning... | 73.45 | 97% | 2024-07-08 |
| 23982. | SabinShrestha (horrendousre... | 73.45 | 92% | 2011-11-12 |
| 23983. | Jillian (bretonburke) | 73.44 | 94% | 2023-05-22 |
| 23984. | ZeReF (zeref_001) | 73.44 | 96% | 2023-08-04 |
| 23985. | Katja (avielle) | 73.44 | 100% | 2025-03-04 |
| 23986. | Lukas (braxn) | 73.44 | 97.8% | 2024-07-11 |
| 23987. | Renee (booboohead) | 73.44 | 99% | 2020-01-15 |
| 23988. | Clay (clay10swag) | 73.44 | 96.5% | 2024-04-04 |
| 23989. | Ibrahim (ibrahimker) | 73.44 | 96% | 2015-09-11 |
| 23990. | Joel (xsinova) | 73.44 | 93% | 2016-07-11 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
| Long Texts | 153 | 84.32 | December 30, 2016 |
| Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
| Smoke Rise Prep | 12 | 71.91 | January 1, 2024 |
| ##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |